Cost of living comparison

India

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French Polynesia

Papeete vs. Mysore Cost of Living Summary

Papeete is 7.7 times more expensive than Mysore.

Restaurants: pay 10.5 times more in Papeete
Groceries: pay 5.8 times more in Papeete
Transportation: pay 13.6 times more in Papeete
Housing: pay 9.1 times more in Papeete
Childcare: pay 8.2 times more in Papeete
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Papeete
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Papeete

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Papeete are more expensive than in Mysore. Notably, transportation, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Papeete.

Papeete vs. Mysore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papeete instead of Mysore, you would:

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pay 10.5 times more for restaurants

	Mysore	Papeete
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.13 ₹107.43	$19.58 CFPF2,019	+1636.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.38 ₹322.29	$14.68 CFPF1,514	+334.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ₹44.76	$3.13 CFPF323	+566.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.20 ₹19.18	$2.77 CFPF286	+1277.3%
Average			+953.5%

Mysore vs. Papeete - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.8 times more for groceries

	Mysore	Papeete
Bread 1 loaf	$0.52 ₹49.25	$0.78 CFPF81	+51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 ₹335.72	$13.05 CFPF1,346	+270.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.97 ₹187.58	$6.30 CFPF650	+219.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.88 ₹83.80	$6.48 CFPF668	+636.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.50 ₹143.27	$7.66 CFPF790	+409.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 ₹95.02	$2.37 CFPF244	+137.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 ₹32.89	$1.22 CFPF126	+253.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹44.26	$2.66 CFPF275	+473.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.20 ₹18.68	$3.55 CFPF366	+1711.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 ₹17.38	$1.37 CFPF141	+648.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹20.71	$1.22 CFPF126	+461.7%
Average			+479.5%

Mysore vs. Papeete - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6 times more for transportation

	Mysore	Papeete
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 ₹416.06	$5.99 CFPF618	+37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.58 ₹913.17	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,376.29 ₹1M	$19,575.51 CFPF2M	+36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.41 ₹515.67	$205.54 CFPF21,200	+3697.7%
Average			+1257.0%

Mysore vs. Papeete - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.1 times more for housing

	Mysore	Papeete
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.17 ₹778.34	$68.84 CFPF7,100	+742.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$137.41 ₹13,092.53	$1,394.76 CFPF144K	+915.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$73.29 ₹6,983.04	$978.78 CFPF101K	+1235.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.31 ₹2,983.17	$144.08 CFPF14,861	+360.2%
Average			+813.4%

Mysore vs. Papeete - Cost of housing

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pay 8.2 times more for childcare

	Mysore	Papeete
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.32 ₹5,461.10	$489.39 CFPF50,477	+753.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,240.31 ₹118K	$9,787.76 CFPF1M	+689.1%
Average			+721.5%

Mysore vs. Papeete - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Mysore	Papeete
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.69 ₹161.15	$3.18 CFPF328	+88.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.58 ₹150.40	$4.04 CFPF416	+155.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.61 ₹343.78	$12.14 CFPF1,252	+236.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.79 ₹1,504.04	$88.09 CFPF9,086	+458.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 ₹322.29	$14.68 CFPF1,514	+334.0%
Average			+254.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Mysore	Papeete
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.32 ₹1,745.49	$71.74 CFPF7,400	+291.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.45 ₹1,853.19	$75.01 CFPF7,736	+285.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$49.33 ₹4,700.12	$81.53 CFPF8,409	+65.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.05 ₹3,625.81	$92.98 CFPF9,591	+144.3%
Average			+196.7%

Mysore vs. Papeete - Cost of clothing

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